Westwood High School

Westwood High School Library

Mrs. S. Harris, Librarian

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month - a time when the American Library Association and libraries across the country remind parents that the most important school supply of all is @ your library--it's your library card. September 29-October 6, 2007 is Banned Books Week, an annual celebration of the freedom to read. It is observed the last week of September. Each year, librarians, booksellers, teachers and countless others take this opportunity to highlight the importance of intellectual freedom and remind us not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted.

Teen Read Week, celebrated October 14th-20th of this year, is a national literacy initiative aimed at teens, their parents, librarians and educators. It is celebrated each year during the third week of October. Since 1998, Teen Read Week has encouraged teens to:

Make time to read for the fun of it
Use their local library to discover their interests
Get reading materials and participate in events at their school or public library

March 2, 2007 is Read Across America. Ten years ago, NEA started a reading revolution. From a one-day celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday to a year-round literacy campaign reaching nearly every home, school, and community.

CONGRATULATIONS!
The Westwood library won a $5,000.00 grant from the

Laura Bush Foundation

The grant will be used to buy new books.

"Wranglin' Readers' Club".

The club reads a book a month and meets at the end of the month to discuss the book and its significance.

See Mrs. Harris for details

The 2007 Teen Read Week theme is: LOL @ your library.

In 2007, National Library Week will be celebrated under the theme,

"Come together @ your library."

DID YOU KNOW?

Westwood High School has an open library schedule allowing students and classes to utilize the library at anytime. There are fourteen Internet-accessible computers available for student use. There is an up-to-date video, magazine and print collection. The library catalog, circulation system, and inventory process is automated through the use of Atriuum Book Systems.

Your Library Link

Here's a link for our library catalog: http://mcsbooks.mcsk12.net/opac/westwoodhsmcs/

April 15-21, 2007 is National Library Week. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation?s libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support.

The Highest Power of Lucky , by Susan Patron (Simon & Schuster/Richard Jackson), has won the John Newbery Medal for most outstanding contribution to children's literature.

American Born Chinese , by Gene Luen Yang (First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing), is the Printz Award winner?the first graphic novel to win. The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association.

Coretta Scott King Book Award

Copper Sun , by Sharon Draper (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum Books for Young Readers), received the Coretta Scott King Award, and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom , illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Carole Boston Weatherford (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children), received the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Given to African American authors and illustrators for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, the Coretta Scott King Book Award titles promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream. The award is designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood.

Memphis City Schools does not discriminate in its programs or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, handicap/disability, sex, or age. For more information, please contact the Office of Equity Compliance at (901) 416-6670.